The two-time defending 2-A state champion Lady Falcons withstood the pressure of a fired-up Lady Bearcat squad and walked out with a 3-0 (25-11, 26-24, 25-20) win.

West (9-0), which had its games winning streak of 163 snapped on Saturday in a 3-2 victory over Foard, extends its consecutive match winning streak to 63. The Lady Falcons are now just 13 matches away from the state record of 76, which was set by Durham's Jordan High from 1989-91.

But they will be severely tested once again on Wednesday when they travel to Dorman, S.C., the two-time defending 4-A South Carolina state champion.

"That's going to be a very tough match for us, because it will be at their place," West coach Jan Stanley said. "We beat them here this year, and it was tough. They've got such a huge school that people call it Dorman University, and our girls are excited just to get to play there."

The Lady Bearcats had that same attitude about playing at West on Monday night in front of a raucous crowd. Although the first game was pretty much a Lady Falcon blowout (25-11), Hendersonville came out in the second game and showed why it could be a serious contender for the 1-A state title this year.

The two squads basically swapped points back and forth until it was knotted up at 19-19 after West's Lauren Ficker hit into the net. Lady Falcon Brooke Holliday followed with a shot that went wide, giving Hendersonville the lead at 20-19.

Then the Lady Bearcats did something that it hadn't done all year -- take a two-point lead over the Lady Falcons. That came after a thundering kill by Bailey Hunter, and West took a time-out as Hunter celebrated and jumped into the arms of coach Graham McCormick.

Following the time-out, Ficker got a kill to make it 21-20, but Hendersonville responded with two quick points, highlighted by Bailey's block of Adrienne Dudcer, that made it 23-20. But the Lady Falcons regrouped and went on to outscore the Lady Bearcats 6-1 and take the second game 26-24.

"That was the best I've seen my girls play so far this season during that second game," McCormick said. "We played aggressively, and we were really proud of the way the girls performed during that game. Near the end of it, though, we started playing tentatively, and you can't do that against a team as good as West."

In the third game, Stanley put in her bench players for a majority of the time, and they were able to hold on for a 25-20 win.

Hunter led Hendersonville with 10 kills and nine digs. Kara Cosgrove finished with 13 assists, and Meredith Stricker had 13 digs for the Lady Bearcats (7-3), who will travel to Mitchell today.

Holliday was all over the court for West, ending the night with a whopping 28 digs. Offensively, it was a balanced Lady Falcon attack as Ficker and Lindsey Pate each had eight kills and Brooke Stanley had 19 assists.

<p>With one of its streaks ended over the weekend against Fred T. Foard, West Henderson's volleyball team wasn't about to see its other streak come to an end Monday night against visiting Hendersonville.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>The two-time defending 2-A state champion Lady Falcons withstood the pressure of a fired-up Lady Bearcat squad and walked out with a 3-0 (25-11, 26-24, 25-20) win.</p><p>West (9-0), which had its games winning streak of 163 snapped on Saturday in a 3-2 victory over Foard, extends its consecutive match winning streak to 63. The Lady Falcons are now just 13 matches away from the state record of 76, which was set by Durham's Jordan High from 1989-91.</p><p>But they will be severely tested once again on Wednesday when they travel to Dorman, S.C., the two-time defending 4-A South Carolina state champion.</p><p>"That's going to be a very tough match for us, because it will be at their place," West coach Jan Stanley said. "We beat them here this year, and it was tough. They've got such a huge school that people call it Dorman University, and our girls are excited just to get to play there."</p><p>The Lady Bearcats had that same attitude about playing at West on Monday night in front of a raucous crowd. Although the first game was pretty much a Lady Falcon blowout (25-11), Hendersonville came out in the second game and showed why it could be a serious contender for the 1-A state title this year.</p><p>The two squads basically swapped points back and forth until it was knotted up at 19-19 after West's Lauren Ficker hit into the net. Lady Falcon Brooke Holliday followed with a shot that went wide, giving Hendersonville the lead at 20-19.</p><p>Then the Lady Bearcats did something that it hadn't done all year -- take a two-point lead over the Lady Falcons. That came after a thundering kill by Bailey Hunter, and West took a time-out as Hunter celebrated and jumped into the arms of coach Graham McCormick.</p><p>Following the time-out, Ficker got a kill to make it 21-20, but Hendersonville responded with two quick points, highlighted by Bailey's block of Adrienne Dudcer, that made it 23-20. But the Lady Falcons regrouped and went on to outscore the Lady Bearcats 6-1 and take the second game 26-24.</p><p>"That was the best I've seen my girls play so far this season during that second game," McCormick said. "We played aggressively, and we were really proud of the way the girls performed during that game. Near the end of it, though, we started playing tentatively, and you can't do that against a team as good as West."</p><p>In the third game, Stanley put in her bench players for a majority of the time, and they were able to hold on for a 25-20 win.</p><p>Hunter led Hendersonville with 10 kills and nine digs. Kara Cosgrove finished with 13 assists, and Meredith Stricker had 13 digs for the Lady Bearcats (7-3), who will travel to Mitchell today.</p><p>Holliday was all over the court for West, ending the night with a whopping 28 digs. Offensively, it was a balanced Lady Falcon attack as Ficker and Lindsey Pate each had eight kills and Brooke Stanley had 19 assists.</p>